Thanks for the info,
I guess I will have to look at the exact size when I get home. I still have
one of the 165's I took off.
I have stock wire wheels, in a wire wheel rear-end.
Jay Fishbein
East of Eden
conan@ralvm8.vnet.ibm.com wrote:
> >>On my Sprite Mk. II, I originally mounted 165's and had a problem with
> >>them rubbing in the rear. That was more than 6 years ago, so maybe I did
>
> Were they just "165" or 165/70?
> A 165R13 (note no "/70" or similar designation) usually defaults to
> approximately a "/80" aspect ratio. This would be two sizes larger in
> diameter than stock tire diameter. A 165/70 would be wider than stock
> but approximately the same diameter as the stock 145R/13.
> Also, were they on stock or aftermarket wheels? Width and offset of
> wheel make a big difference in tire clearance.
> Now with all that said, I think I remember your car being 99% stock
> set up... :-) I'm just trying to cover bases. ;-)
> Ed in NC (I ran 185/60s on 6" wide Vega GT wheels, with a narrow
> spacer at one end or the other. BUT, I have/had ROUND
> wheel arches and the car was at stock ride height.)
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